Should Lance Armstrong be “celebrated as a pioneer in human enhancement“? In this episode, Chelsea Zimmerman and Rebecca Taylor talk about the transhumanist movement, which seems to be starting in the world of sports with performance enhancing drugs. Taylor makes a great point about how we seem to have completely changed the concept of what sport is meant to be. Check it out:
Resources:
Lance Armstrong should be celebrated as a pioneer in human enhancement
The Transhuman Paralympic Games
Rebecca’s response article:
Lance Armstrong: Cheater or Pioneer?
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